Luke Le Roux

Luke Le Roux

Personal information
Full name	Luke Gareth Le Roux [1]
Date of birth	(2000-03-10) 10 March 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Stellenbosch, South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Portsmouth
Number	16
Youth career
2016	Ikapa Sporting
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	SuperSport United	0	(0)
2016–2018	→ Stellenbosch (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2023	Varbergs BoIS	92	(3)
2023–2024	Volendam	14	(1)
2024–2025	IFK Värnamo	32	(1)
2025–	Portsmouth	9	(0)
International career‡
2016	South Africa U17	5	(1)
2017–2019	South Africa U20	5	(1)
2021	South Africa U23	1	(0)
2022–	South Africa	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Luke Gareth Le Roux (born 10 March 2000) is a South African professional soccer player who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Portsmouth and the South African national team.

Career

In August 2023, Le Roux signed for Eredivisie club Volendam on an initial three-year contract with the option for a further season. ^[2] In July 2024, Le Roux moved to Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Värnamo on a contract until the end of 2026. ^[3]

On 25 July 2025, Le Roux signed for EFL Championship club Portsmouth on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. ^[4]

Career statistics

As of 21 January 2026 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SuperSport United	2016–17	Premier Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
Stellenbosch (loan)	2016–17	National First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2017–18		5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Varbergs BoIS	2020	Allsvenskan	21	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
	2021	Allsvenskan	26	0	1	0	0	0	27	0
	2022	Allsvenskan	28	1	3	0	2	0	33	1
	2023	Allsvenskan	17	2	4	1	0	0	21	3
	Total		92	3	10	1	2	0	104	4
FC Volendam	2023–24	Eredivisie	14	1	0	0	0	0	14	1
IFK Värnamo	2024	Allsvenskan	18	1	1	0	0	0	19	1
	2025	Allsvenskan	14	0	3	0	0	0	17	0
	Total		32	1	4	0	0	0	36	1
Portsmouth	2025–26	EFL Championship	9	0	1	0	1 [b]	0	11	0
Career total			152	5	16	1	6	0	174	6

1. Includes Nedbank Cup, Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup, FA Cup
2. Appearance(s) in EFL Cup

References

1. Luke Le Roux at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
2. "Zuid-Afrikaans international Luke Le Roux voor drie seizoenen naar FC Volendam" [South African international Luke Le Roux to FC Volendam for three seasons]. fcvolendam.nl (in Dutch). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
3. VÄLKOMMEN TILL IFK VÄRNAMO, LUKE LE ROUX!, ifkvarnamo.se, 2 July 2024
4. "Blues Bring In Le Roux". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.